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| 单词 | pony express |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspony express pony express n. (originally) a postal service using relays of horses to transport mail rapidly over long distances, spec. a service of this sort operating between St Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California in 1860–1 (now historical); also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [noun] > types of service > conveyance of mail by land or sea > by post-rider or coach flying post1548 posting1556 postage1566 dāk1727 pony express1847 pony post1892 1847 N.Y. Weekly Tribune 18 Dec. 4/5 By our Pony Express from the South, we have intelligence from New Orleans to the afternoon of the 2d. 1894 Daily News 1 Oct. 5/5 The pony express from Pekin brought the Viceroy many despatches. 1948 Chicago Daily News 26 Aug. 4/1 St. Joseph, Mo... The original Pony Express stable was put up for sale for $442.32 but no one bid on it. 1980 J. Marcus Marsh Blood iii. 46 We all used the postman-drivers as our private pony express. < as lemmas |
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